Pretied necktie

ABSTRACT

THE CLOTH OR FABRIC PART OF THE NECKTIE DOES NOT NEED TO BE TIED AND UNITED AND IT DOES NOT EXTEND AROUND THE NECK OF THE USER BUT IS ATTACHED, IN KNOTTED FORM, TO THE MEDIAL PART OF A FRAME MEMBER OF THIN FLAT MATERIAL. THE FRAME MEMBER HAS TWO OPPOSITELY EXTENDING WINGS ARRANGED TO BE INSERTED BETWEEN THE NECKBAND AND COLLAR OF THE SHIRT. AT LEAST ONE SHORT HOOK SHAPED PRONG IS RIGID WITH AND EXTENDS SIDEWISE FROM THE OUTER END PORTION OF EACH WING MEMBER TO ENGAGE WITH THE UPPER NECK PORTION OF THE SHIRT AND HOLD THE NECKTIE IN PLACE.

P. R. GRAHAM PRETIED NECKTIE Feb. 16, 1971 Filed June 2, 1969 Fig.2

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I N VEN TOR. Peru}! 1?. Graham BY United States Patent 3,562,815 PRETIED NECKTIE Percy R. Graham, 7342 24th Ave. NW., Seattle, Wash. 98107 Filed June 2, 1969, Ser. No. 829,378

Int. Cl. A41d 25/08 US. Cl. 2-153 3 Claims ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE The cloth or fabric part of the necktie does not need to be tied and untied and it does not extend around the neck of the user but is attached, in knotted form, to the medial part of a frame member of thin flat material. The frame member has two oppositely extending wings arranged to be inserted between the neckband and collar of the shirt. At least one short hook shaped prong is rigid with and extends sidewise from the outer end portion of each wing member to engage with the upper neck portion of the shirt and hold the necktie in place.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Conventional neckties of the type sometimes referred to as string ties ordinarily must be passed around the neck of the user between the collar band and collar and must be tied in putting them on and untied in taking them off. The tieing and untieing takes time, is difiicult for some users to carry out and subjects the tie to some wear. Also the added bulk and heat insulating properties of the part of these ties which lie between the neckband and collar can result in some discomfort, particularly in hot weather. Because of the just mentioned objections to string type neckties numerous neckties which do not have to be passed around the neck and do not have to be tied and untied, and are herein referred to as pretied neckties, have been designed and some of this type are now obtainable on the market.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION A general object of my invention is to improve neckties of the pretied type and to render them easier to put on and takeoff and more compact and less cumbersome.

A further object is to provide a pretied necktie composed of a frame member having a medial portion to which a pliable tie is attached and having two thin, flat, flexible wing parts extending in opposite directions from said medial part and adapted to be positioned between the collar and neckband of a shirt and further having, in the outer end portion of each wing part, at least one short, rigidly attached, transversely extending, hook shaped prong adapted to engage with the neckband or collar of the shirt and efliciently hold the necktie in proper relation to the shirt.

Other objects of my invention will be apparent from the following description and accompanying drawings.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a view in front elevation of a necktie embodying my invention, parts of a tie member being broken away.

FIG. 2 is a view in front elevation of a frame member which forms part of my necktie as it may appear before the tie member is attached to it.

FIG. 3 is a top edge view of the frame member shown in FIG. 2.

FIG. 4 is a fragmentary front elevational view of my necktie shown in connection with the neckband and collar of a short.

FIG. 5 is a top plan view of a frame member similar to 3,562,815 Patented Feb. 16, 1971 the one shown in FIGS. 2 and 3 except that it has holding devices which protrude in a different direction therefrom.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS In accordance with my invention I provide a frame composed of a medial portion; 10 and two wing parts 11 and 12. The medial frame part 10 is adapted to have a pliable necktie member 13, secured to it. Said tie member 13 is pretied, that is it is knotted or folded in an attractive, manner and attached to the frame part in such a manner that it does no need to be tied or untied. The wing parts 11 and 12 are of thin, strong, preferably flexible material, such as plastic and are adapted to be inserted between the usual neckband 14 and collar 15 which together form the upper terminal portions of a shirt 16.

The frame member herein illustrated is formed of a single piece of strong, thin, flat flexible plastic or like material but it will be understood that said frame member can be of multiple piece construction and that the shape of its parts 10, 11 and 12 can be varied. For instance, the medial part 10 of said frame member can be outwardly bulged to give a corresponding shape to the knotted part of a pliable tie member. Also the wing parts 11 and 12 can have more or less permanent curvature depending on their degree of flexibility. In all instances these Wing parts are made sufficiently flexible or are shaped so they will lie smoothly between the collar 15 and neckband 14 without bulging the collar or exerting undue pressure on the neckband.

At least one sharp pointed fastener, herein termed a hook shaped prong 17, is fixedly attached to the outer end portion of each wing member 11 and 12 and protrudes from one side thereof. Each book shaped prong 17 is short and is curved inwardly, that is toward the medial portion 10 of the frame member by which it is carried and each prong 17 is adapted to hook into either the neckband 14 or the collar 15 depending on whether it protrudes inwardly or outwardly from the wing member by which it is carried. FIGS. 1 to 4 disclose a preferred form of the invention in which the prongs 17 extend in a direction herein referred to as inward so that will engage with the neckband 14 and FIG. 5 illustrates similar prongs 17' as protruding in the opposite or outward direction for engagement with the collar 15. Obviously each wing member 11 and 12 could have hook shaped prongs extending both inwardly and outwardly for engagement with both a neckband 14 and collar 15 of a shirt are formed of at least two plys or layers of cloth and the prongs 17, being short, will only engage with the layer or ply adjacent to them without penetrating the other layer. Thus the prongs 17 will not contact the neck of the user and will not be visible from the outside of the collar.

The wing members 11 and 12 are flat and flexible and their presence between the collar and neckband does not add undesirable bulk or stitfnes. This necktie never needs to be tied or untied, can be very quickly and easily put on, is secured and efiiciently held and not liable to he accidentally displaced and is quickly and easily taken 01f.

I claim:

1. A pretied necktie for attachment to the upper terminal portion of a shirt, said upper terminal shirt portion in cluding a neckband and a collar, comprising a frame member composed of a thin flexible piece of plastic of symmetrical flattened V-shape in outline forming a medial vertex portion with two wing members extending in 0pposite directions upwardly and outwardly from said medial vertex portion, said wing members being shaped and positioned so they can be inserted between the collar and neckband of the shirt; a tie member of pliable material attached to the medial vertex portion of the frame member; and a hook shaped prong carried by and protruding transversely from the outer end portion of each of said wing members adapted to engage with the upper terminal portion of the shirt in securing the necktie to the shirt.

2. The pretied necktie as claimed in claim 1 in which the hook shaped prong carried by the outer end portion of each wing member protrudes inwardly from the wing member and is adapted to engage with the neckband of the shirt.

3. The pretied necktie as claimed in claim 1 in which the hook shaped prong carried by the outer end portion of each wing member protrudes outwardly from the wing member'and is adapted to engage with the collar of the shirt.

References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS PATRICK D. LAWSON, Primary Examiner 

